title: Thyroid nodules: malignant or benign?
abstract: Palpation of a thyroid nodule should initiate a workup to exclude the rare but dangerous possibility of malignancy or autonomous function. Clinical evaluation will at times provide clues to malignancy, but the diagnostic cornerstone is fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Treatment may include observation, surgery, levothyroxine, or radioactive iodine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine